Ryan Routh is seen in May 2022 holding a banner stating "World Help Us" during a demonstration in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Artem Gvozdkov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
"The defendant is two weeks short of being sixty years old," Roth wrote in a filing. "A just punishment would provide a sentence long enough to impose sufficient but not excessive punishment, and to allow defendant to experience freedom again as opposed to dying in prison."
Routh's sentencing in Fort Pierce, Fla., had initially been scheduled for December, but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to move the date back after Routh decided to use an attorney during the sentencing phase instead of representing himself as he did for most of the trial.
RYAN ROUTH'S DAUGHTER SCREAMS AND RUNS FROM COURTHOUSE AFTER GUILTY VERDICT READ
A sketch depicting court proceedings during the Ryan Routh trial in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Sept. 23, 2025. (Lothar Speer)
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At Routh’s trial, a Secret Service agent helping protect Trump on the golf course testified that he spotted Routh before Trump came into view. Routh aimed his rifle at the agent, who opened fire, causing Routh to drop his weapon and run away without firing a shot.
Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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